Five times Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr did his daddy proud
The story of Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr’s boxing career is a story best told by the face of his father, writes Elliot Worsell.
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Zbik is Legally Going After Universum For Sturm Purse
Former WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik is now, according to Hamburger Abendblatt, taking legal action against Universum to get the purse from the April 13th fight against then WBA champ Felix Sturm. Sturm Box Promotion paid a total of 250,000 EUR for Zbik´s services and Waldemar Kluch, who heads Universum, admitted to the German media that Zbik hadn´t been paid and that his purse had spent on paying other debts.
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Universum in Trouble: Zbik/Balzsay Suits, Chagaev Bolts
First former WBC champion Sebastian Zbik threatened Universum with legal action after not being paid for his recent loss against WBA super champ Felix Sturm. Now, WBA "regular" super middleweight ruler Karoly Balzsay have join the club and told media in Hungary that he would take legal action against Universum for not being paid for the fight against Dimitri Sartison. Some sources even claim that Universum owes Balzsay money for the fight against Stas Kashtanov as well.
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Zbik, Universum Financial Dispute is Starting To Explode
Hamburger Abendblatt brings a disturbing story regarding Universum and middleweight Sebastian Zbik. Zbik fought WBA super champion Felix Sturm, lost and got a 250,000 EUR payday for his efforts. Sturm has paid Universum but Zbik still haven´t received his money and has now taken legal action.
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CompuBox Stats: Felix Sturm Unloads Jabs and Power
Rediscovering his once-vaunted jab (he landed an avg. of 15 per round, nearly three times the wgt. class avg vs. Sebastian Zbik.), WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm landed 52% of his power shots, including 68% in round seven and 58% in round eight.
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Zbik Offers No Excuses For Stopping Sturm Contest
German boxer Sebastian Zbik (30-2, 10KOs) hadno excuses for Friday's stoppage loss to WBA middleweight king Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16KOs) in Cologne, Germany. Zbik started well in the first two rounds, but he faded as the rounds continued. After taking a lot of punishment in the eight and ninth rounds, the entire team decided to stop the fight before the start of the tenth.
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Felix Sturm Stops Sebastian Zbik in Nine, Boytsov Wins
A German night of boxing at the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany. The main event of the evening is the WBA middleweight championship between super champion Felix Sturm and former WBC titleholder Sebastian Zbik. The undercard, however, is already under way...
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UK News: BoxNation Updates; Macklin-Murray on Sturm; Ali
Birmingham’s Matt Macklin appeared desperately unfortunate not to elope with Sturm’s title when the pair collided in Cologne last June. The split decision in Sturm’s favour invoked major media dissent, even within the German press. Matt Macklin says: ‘I’ve followed Zbik since we both competed at the same weight in the 2000 World Juniors in Budapest and I’ve always kept an eye out for him since. When I fought Ruben Varon, I studied his fight against Zbik, and Zbik impressed, knocking him out with body shots. He’s a technical fighter
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Photos: Sturm vs Zbik, Boytsov vs Guinn Tense Weigh-In
A tense weigh-in took place in Germany, between former Universum stablemates Felix Sturm (36-2-2, 15KOs) and Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10KOs). They boxers have traded words for weeks and promise to make it a war. Sturm defends his WBA middleweight title against Zbik on Friday night at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. In the co-feature, rising heavyweight Denis Boytsov (30-0, 25KOs) will fight American veteran Domonick Guinn (33-8-1, 22KOs).
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Photos: Felix Sturm, With Black Eye, Faces Off With Zbik
WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (36-2-2, 15KOs), sporting a black eye from training camp, went face to face with the former WBC champion Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10KOs) at the final press conference. The former stablemates will collide on Friday night at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. The one-time friends, when they were both promoted under Universum, are now promising to punish each other in a few days.
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